The King's shadow
By: Barbara Gaskell Denvil
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Cammeray, N.S.W
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781925030068
Subjects: Historical fiction
Description: It is 1483 and King Edward IV sits on England's throne, but no king rules unchallenged. Often it is those closest to him who are the unexpected danger. When a king dies suddenly and without understandable cause, as Edward does, then rumour replaces fact - and Andrew Cobham is already working behind the scenes. When orphaned young, Tyballis was forced into marriage to her neighbour - a bully and a simpleton. When she runs away from her husband's abuse, Tyballis meets Andrew Cobham, and gradually an uneasy alliance forms. This is a friendship which will take them in unusual directions and Tyballis soon becomes embroiled in Andrew's work. Abduction, murder, intrigue and political subterfuge come to a climax as the country is thrown into confusion.